Democracy and the feedback mechanism in Botswana

Sophia du Plessis ()

No 10/2007, Working Papers from Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

Abstract: No country knows what the right policy choices are because we live in a world of uncertainty. One way to improve policy choices is to ensure a good feedback mechanism. With feedback, current policy choices might be altered to ensure a better fit with prevailing circumstances. Botswana seems to be an interesting case study, where the deportation of a well-known academic placed a lid on its history of openness and public debate. This paper explores why a government respected for good management would choose to display such signs of autocracy, and how it is possible within the prevailing government institutions.

Keywords: Poverty; Botswana; Botswana government; Democracy; Feedback mechanism; Institutions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N17 N47 O38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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